According to this article delivery of the first of three trains is due to be later this week, which suggests testing may be imminent (once the construction is signed off by the relevant Dutch safety authorities). The second train is due in mid May, with the third and final train delivered at the end of May. Hopefully, once testing has begun, we will get an opening date from the park - the article suggests the park has an opening date in mind but don't yet want to reveal it.

Also mentioned is the soundtrack for the ride. It's been composed by Efteling composer Rene Merkelbach and recorded by symphony orchestra Brussels Philharmonic in a major Belgian recording studio - it certainly sounds like the soundtrack could potentially be fairly impressive.

The latest episode of the making of Baron 1898 has been posted today, this one covers the completion of the track layout, the installation of the lift hill wheels and offers a look at the station's interior theming. It states that the wheels will not constantly move but stop when the train is briefly stopped on the holding brake.

Was just about to post all these photos when your post popped up! Exciting stuff, it looked pretty quick through the Immelmann unlike Oblivion: The Black Hole so I looked forward to seeing how it rides the rest of the circuit.

Once again plenty of photos have been posted over on Vijfzintuigen from today. Queue line fences as well as foliage have been going in around the site alongside other details, and a train sitting at the back end of the station.

As this coaster gets closer to completion it just looks better and better. The amount of detail Efteling are going to is phenomenal and I think this will end up being a better all round experience than Oblivion: The Black Hole, purely because of the theming.

Apologies for overloading you with Baron 1898 testing footage, but here's some more anyway. It looks as though they're paying a lot of attention to the top of the lift hill where the train will transition through some fly wheels whilst attached to the lift hill chain, which will then act also as the holding brake at the crest of the drop.

Here are some really awesome shots of Baron 1898 testing, now without dummies, which were posted of Vijfzituigen. I really like how the trains have been accented with gold, using the harness bars, belt buckles, platform between the cars and even the wheels.

The attention to detail on the theming throughout this coaster is just stunning and the fact this is followed through right down to the trains is amazing. I've always enjoyed both rides and parks for the theming rather than the technical side of things which is why I am so excited for this coaster